Clinical validation of a novel diagnostic HIV-2 total nucleic acid qualitative assay using the Abbott m2000 platform: Implications for complementary HIV-2 nucleic acid testing for the CDC 4th generation HIV diagnostic testing algorithm
A qualitative assay detecting HIV-2 total nucleic acid in patients’ PBMCs. A second-line assay to resolve HIV-2 sero-indeterminate cases. Able to detect HIV-2 DNA and RNA in PBMC from patients with undetected plasma RNA.